Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory in works for UFC 91

http://mmajunkie.comThe UFC will pit two of its youngest and most promising welterweights against each other when Dustin Hazelett (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Tamdan McCrory (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meet in November at UFC 91.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the bout, which was first reported by Sherdog.com, with a source close to Hazelett overnight.

Bout agreements are expected to be signed shortly.

“UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar” takes place Nov. 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It’s not known if the Hazelett-McCrory fight will be on the televised main card of the pay-per-view broadcast.

Hazelett, a Team Jorge Gurgel fighter based out of Cincinnati, picked up the biggest victory of his career back in June when he defeated Josh Burkman at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. The slick submission victory earned Hazelett a $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus — and a $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus. (As we reported soon after the win, Hazelett earmarked the dough for his first home purchase.)

In his past five fights, Hazelett has lost only once — to contender Josh Koscheck, in a fight Hazelett was arguably winning. At just 22 years old, and with a win over McCrory, the Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt could continue his ascent as one of the UFC’s youngest top welterweight contenders.

McCrory, meanwhile, returned in August at UFC 87 from a nine-month layoff (due to a busy college schedule). The 6-foot-5 skyscraper of a welterweight defeated Luke Cummo via unanimous decision. Despite a submission loss to PRIDE veteran Akihiro Gono back at UFC 78, McCrory has had three strong showings in the UFC, which included a submission victory over Pete Spratt in his UFC debut.

The latest rumored UFC 91 card now includes:

Champ Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar (for UFC heavyweight title)

Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson

Quinton Jackson vs. TBA

Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory

Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks

Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos

For the latest UFC 91 headlines, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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